Rotary price and name tag cabinet



March 24, 1953 Y O. MITCHELL ROTARY PRICE AND NAME TAG CABINET Filed D90 12, 1949 l5 N V N- [I I I I I IASRDVERTIIEO I Q II I .N I II G-\ o JnYK 3 cases:

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Patented Mar. 24, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

My invention relates to a rotary rack or cabinet particularly designed for conveniently holding small cards or tags which bear the names and prices of mechandise, particularly foodstuffs displayed for sale on the counters and in the show cases of retail markets such as meat markets,

delicatessen shops, retail bakeries and and like,

and the principal object of my invention is, to provide a cabinet of the character referred to which is simple and compact in structure and which is designed for holding in convenient and orderly arrangement, the particular types of cards and tags now in general use in retail markets and which consist of small rectangular bodies of thin sheet material having anchoring prongs depending from their lower edges.

The faces of these cards and tags bear the names and selling prices of the products displayed for sale.

A further object of my invention is, to provide a cabinet having in its upper portion, a series of pockets or compartments adapted to receive small cut out numerals and characters adapted to be removably and interchangeably applied to the name and price cards or tags so as to increase their usefulness.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, my invention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of my improved cabinet,

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the cabinet with parts thereof broken away and in section,

Figs. 3 is an enlarged detail section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. l,

Fig. 4 is a vertical section taken on the line (3-4 of Fig. 3,

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary vertical section similar to Fig. 4 and showing a modified form of the tag storage pockets.

Referring by numerals to the accompanying drawing which illustrates a practical embodiment of my invention, It! designates a base of suitable size and structure and held for rotation on said base by a vertically disposed axis such as a bolt II, is a receptacle l2 which supports the upright body of the cabinet.

This body, preferably rectangular in form, is composed of four vertical walls l3, of equal size and composed of thin sheet metal, plastics, fibre board or the like, and the lower end of this body fits snugly in receptacle l2.

Secured within the upper portion of the cabinet body is a horizontal partition [2a and supported thereby and by walls l3 are intersecting partitions I4, spaced equal distances apart to form a plurality of compartments l5 adapted to receive cut out numerals or characters N, used on the larger price and name tags.

Arranged in vertically spaced relation on the external faces of walls l3 are narrow horizontally disposed ledges or flanges l6 and formed through each ledge adjacent the wall on which it is mounted, are longitudinally spaced vertical apertures ll. These apertures are for the purpose of receiving the pins or prongs P which depend from the name and price bearing tags or cards T and thus the latter are supported in substantially upright positions upon the ledges it (see Figs. 2 and 4). Ledges I6 may be separately formed and secured to the walls 13 as shown in Fig. 4, or where said walls are formed from plastics or sheet metal said flanges may be molded, pressed or otherwise formed integral with said walls.

In Fig. 5, I have shown a modified form of the price tag storage means, which form comprises vertical walls IS on the external faces of walls l3 with narrow bottoms [9 between the lower edges of said walls l8 and walls 13 and said bottoms being provided with apertures 20, for reception of the prongs P of tags T.

Thus, it will be seen that I have provided a simple practical and compact storage rack or cabinet for the conventional name and price tags or cards used on various foodstuffs displayed in retail markets and the like, and the structure being such as to hold the tags in convenient orderly arrangement so as to greatly facilitate the time and labor on the part of the clerks or attendants in transferring the tags to and from the cabinet and displayed food products.

Further, when mounted on the cabinet, the tags T and their prongs are disposed in segregated relation, thus effecting a material increase in the sanitary conditions incident to the use of the tags.

Minor changes in the size, form and construction of the various parts of my improved price and name tag cabinet may be made and substituted for those herein shown and described without departing from the spirit of my invention, the scope of which is set forth in the appended claim.

I claim as my invention:

A price and name tag cabinet comprising four upright walls, a horizontal partition in the upper portion of said cabinet, intersecting walls on top of said horizontal partition, to form a series of 3 open topped compartments, a series of horizontally disposed ledges arranged in spaced relation on the exterior of said walls, there being a plurality of'longitudinally spaced vertical apertures formed through each ledge for accommodating the depending pins carried by the price cards placed on said ledges With the lower edges of said price cards resting on top of said ledge.

ORAN MITCHELL.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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